Tray



5. F. PRATT May 6, 1930.

TRAY

Filed Oct. 31', 1928 INVENTOR Ads ATTORNEY Patented May 6, 1930 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE SEEIiY F. PRATT, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORTO UNION TOOL (THEST COM- PANY, ING, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ACORPORATION OF NEW YORK TRAY Application filed October a1, 1928. Serialm. 316,329.

The present invention relates to trays and more particularly to the typeprovided with a handle. An object of this invention is to provide aconstruction in which the handle is fi'supported by a partition of thetray in such a manner that it may be collapsed so as not to interferewith the tray being placed in a suitable receptacle, while at the sametime, the handle may be readily gripped while in a collapsed position tolift the tray from the reception houses the handle, while the latter isin collapsed position, and at the same time positions the grip portionof the handle so that the latter may be readily grasped by the hand.

' To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described; thenovel features of which'will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tray embodying this invention Fig. 2is an enlarged sectional view showin the handle in raised position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing the handle in collapsedposition on the line 3-3, Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a view illustrating the method by which the handle is attachedto the tray. 7

V The tray illustrated in this invention is designed for use in toolchests or otherreceptacles and has side walls 1, end walls 2 and acentral partition formed, in this instance, by two walls 3, convergingtoward the upper edge of the partition and connected at their upperportions at 4:, while being spaced apart below the connection portion.This partition is arranged in the middle of the tray and ex tendslongitudinally thereof. Its upper edge is provided with two openings 5and 6, the

opening 6 being elongated in the direction of the length of thepartition.

The handle, in this instance, comprises a grip portion 7, two parallelarms 8 extending downwardly from opposite ends of the grip portion, theends of the arms, being provided with laterally turned lugs 9. Allportions of the'handle, in this instance, are made from a single pieceof wire stock of uniform diameter throughout. In. attaching the handleto the tray, the grip portion is bent or deflected at 10 which has theeffect of throwing the two lugs 9 closer to each other and the arm 8 inslightly converging relation This permits one of the lugs 9 to he passedendwise to the opening 5 while the other lug 9 may be passed sidewise tothe opening 6. After this the bent portion 10 is straightened, thus.

moving the laterally turned portions 9 outwardly and causing the handleto interlock with the tray Walls. The portion 7 being parallelwith theupper edge of the partition drops downwardly into contact with. saidedge while the arms drop between the walls 3. Owing to the converginrelation of the walls and thenarrowness o the connecting portion 4, onemay, with two fingers pressed against the two walls 3, grip at the sametime the grip portion 7 of the handle and'in this way readily elevatethe handle so that it may be'grasped with the hand in order to move thetray.

From the foregoing it may be seen that the formation of the partition ofthe tray together with the manner of connecting the handle theretofacilitates a ready fastening of the handle, while at the same timepermitting the handle to be gripped, elevated and grasped at will. Thehandle interlocks to the tray in such a manner that no separatefastening means is required.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

'1. A tray having a' partition formed of two upwardly converging wallswith their upper portions connected at the upper edge of the partition,said walls being spaced apart below the artition and the upper edge ofthe partition 'eing provided with two spaced openings, and a handleformed, of a strip of material of substantially uniform diameterthroughout and having a grip ortion adapted to rest'on the u er edge ofthe partition and two arms sli a le in the openings and between the twowalls, the ends of the handle being turned laterally in the direction ofthe length of the partltion to engage the under side of the upperportion of the partition to limit the outward movement of the handle,the thickness of the upper portion of the partition being such that thefingers of ahand pressed' against opposite sides of the parti .tion Willengage the handle and permit the latter to be elevated on the tray.

2. A tray having a partition formed of two walls connected at the upperedgeof the partition and spaced apart below said connecting portion, theconnecting portion being provided with two openings, one of saidopenings being elongated in the direction of the'length of thepartition, and a handle formed With a bendable wire stock having,

two arms-with laterally turned lugs at their ends, said arms extendingthrough the openings in the partition and one of the lugs being less inlength than the length of the elongated openings so'that upon thebending of the handle the lug may be passed through such opening.

- SEELY F. PRATT.

